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  1. There is an increasing global trend towards the widespread over-medicalisation of labour and childbirth. The present study aimed to investigate pregnant women’s clinical characteristics, intrapartum interventi...

    Authors: Chunyi Gu, Xiaojiao Wang, Zhijie Zhang, Simone Schwank, Chunxiang Zhu, Zheng Zhang and Xu Qian
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:386
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:423

  2. First manifestation of Cushing’s syndrome during pregnancy is rare. The diagnosis of both Cushing’s and primary aldosteronism within a pregnancy has not been previously documented. Diagnosis is especially chal...

    Authors: Maria Kersten, Katharina Hancke, Wolfgang Janni and Katrina Kraft
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:421
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  3. Use of skilled health provider (SBA) during and after childbirth has been reported to reduce maternal and newborn deaths; and is one of the key indicators monitored in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Pro...

    Authors: Damian J. Damian, Judges Y. Tibelerwa, Beatrice John, Rune Philemon, Michael J. Mahande and Sia E. Msuya
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:420
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  4. This was a hospital registry-based retrospective age-matched cohort study that aimed to compare pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of women with pre-existing mental disorders with those of mentally healthy women.

    Authors: Kotryna Sūdžiūtė, Greta Murauskienė, Kristina Jarienė, Algirdas Jaras, Meilė Minkauskienė, Virginija Adomaitienė and Irena Nedzelskienė
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:419
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  5. Medical screening detects risk factors for disease or presence of disease in otherwise well persons in order to intervene early and reduce morbidity and mortality. During antenatal care (ANC) it is important t...

    Authors: Akampa Mukuve, Mariam Noorani, Ibrahim Sendagire and Miriam Mgonja
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:418
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  6. Little is known about patient-provider communication on gestational weight gain among women pregnant with twins, a growing population at high risk for adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. We examined if wom...

    Authors: Kara M. WHITAKER, Meghan BARUTH, Rebecca A. SCHLAFF, Christopher P. CONNOLLY, Jihong LIU and Sara WILCOX
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:417
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  7. Postnatal Depression (PND) is a mood disorder that steals motherhood and affects the health and development of a newborn. While the impact of PND on motherhood and newborn in developed countries are well descr...

    Authors: Abel Fekadu Dadi, Emma R. Miller and Lillian Mwanri
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:416
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  8. Poor maternal childbirth experience plays a role in family planning and subsequent pregnancies. The aim of this study was to compare childbirth experiences in induced and spontaneous labor and to investigate t...

    Authors: Katti Adler, Leena Rahkonen and Heidi Kruit
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:415
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  9. Infant birthweight is an important public health indicator that is a proxy of maternal and baby’s health. Earthquakes can cause acute distress, but can also contribute to chronic stress through long-term disru...

    Authors: Goma Kumari Khatri, Thach Duc Tran, Sushil Baral and Jane Fisher
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:414
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  10. The prevalence of Gestational Diabetes (GDM) is rising and with it the number of mothers and children at risk of adverse outcomes. As treatment has been shown to reduce adverse events, it is imperative that we...

    Authors: D. Bogdanet, PM. O’Shea, J. Halperin and F. Dunne
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:412
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  11. Hypoxia delays brain maturation and contributes to neurodevelopmental morbidity in fetuses with congenital heart defects (CHDs). Maternal hyperoxygenation (MH) can, in theory, promote oxygen/nutrient delivery ...

    Authors: Shi Zeng, Jiawei Zhou, Qinghai Peng, Wen Deng and Qichang Zhou
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:411
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  12. Maternal retention in HIV care is lower for women in the postpartum period than during pregnancy, but the reasons are poorly understood. We examined key differences in barriers to retention in HIV care during ...

    Authors: Kwame S. Sakyi, Margaret Y. Lartey, Caitlin E. Kennedy, Julie A. Dension, Luke C. Mullany, Prince G. Owusu, Emma Sacks, Emily A. Hurley and Pamela J. Surkan
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:398
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  13. Parents today have several options for the management of their infant’s cord blood during the third stage of labour. Parents can choose to have their infant’s cord clamped early or to have deferred cord clampi...

    Authors: Lisa Peberdy, Jeanine Young, Debbie Massey and Lauren Kearney
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:410
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  14. Post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) is a leading cause of maternal death worldwide. The WOMAN trial assessed the effects of tranexamic acid (TXA) on death and surgical morbidity in women with PPH. The trial recorded...

    Authors: Roberto Picetti, Lori Miller, Haleema Shakur-Still, Tracey Pepple, Danielle Beaumont, Eni Balogun, Etienne Asonganyi, Rizwana Chaudhri, Mohamed El-Sheikh, Bellington Vwalika, Sabaratnam Arulkumaran and Ian Roberts
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:409
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  15. Maternal childbirth dissatisfaction has short- and long-term negative effects on the mothers’ health and life, as well as on relation with her child and family. Due to lack of studies in Iran and other countie...

    Authors: Jila Nahaee, Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi, Fatemeh Abbas-Alizadeh, Colin R. Martin, Caroline J. Hollins Martin, Mojgan Mirghafourvand and Hadi Hassankhani
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:408
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  16. Down syndrome is a common chromosomal abnormality and prenatal screening can inform parents of the risk of their baby having Down syndrome. Little research has examined how decisions regarding both Down syndro...

    Authors: Wei-Hsiang Huang, Shu-Fang Shih, Chen-Li Lin and Chieh-Hsing Liu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:407
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  17. Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE), also known as anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy (ASP), typically occurs during labor and may result in cardiorespiratory collapse and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DI...

    Authors: Mayumi Kamata, Tetsuo Maruyama, Tomizo Nishiguchi and Shinya Iwasaki
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:406
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:430

  18. Thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy is associated with adverse outcomes for both mother and fetus. The present meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate thyroid dysfunction in Iranian pregnant women.

    Authors: Farnaz Sepasi, Tayebeh Rashidian, Mehdi Shokri, Gholamreza Badfar, Fatemeh Kazemi and Milad Azami
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:405
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  19. Humanitarian crises can lead to the rapid change in the health needs of women and newborns, which may give rise to a complex situation that would require various interventions as solutions. This study aimed to...

    Authors: Dalia Hyzam, Mingyang Zou, Michael Boah, Abeer Saeed, Chenrui Li, Shixu Pan, Jinhe Zhai and Li-Jie Wu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:404
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  21. Primiparous mothers who lack of experience and knowledge of child caring, are usually overwhelmed by multifarious stressors and challenges. Although professional support is needed for primiparas, there is a ga...

    Authors: Yiping Nan, Jingjun Zhang, Anum Nisar, Lanting Huo, Lei Yang, Juan Yin, Duolao Wang, Atif Rahman, Yan Gao and Xiaomei Li
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:402
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  22. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is characterized by disturbed glucose metabolism and activation of low-grade inflammation. We studied whether metformin treatment has favorable or unfavorable effects on inf...

    Authors: Mikael S. Huhtala, Kristiina Tertti, Juuso Juhila, Timo Sorsa and Tapani Rönnemaa
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:401
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  23. A growing Muslim population in the UK suggests the need for healthcare professionals (HCPs) to gain a better understanding of how the Islamic faith influences health related perceptions and healthcare seeking ...

    Authors: Shaima Mohamed Hassan, Conan Leavey, Jane S. Rooney and Shuby Puthussery
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:400
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  24. Umbilical cord blood (UCB) has been proposed as the potential source of haematopoietic stem cells (HSC) for allogeneic transplantation. However, few studies have shown that a common disease in pregnancy such a...

    Authors: Fazlina Nordin, Mohd Razif Mohd Idris, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy and S. Fadilah Abd Wahid
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:399
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  25. Unplanned pregnancy is a public health issue with adverse consequences for maternal and neonatal health. In Japan, the prevalence of unplanned pregnancy was 46.2% in 2002. However, few studies have investigate...

    Authors: Son Trung Huynh, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Yuka Akiyama, Reiji Kojima, Sayaka Horiuchi, Tadao Ooka, Ryoji Shinohara and Zentaro Yamagata
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:397
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  26. The literature is controversial with regard to the association between longer breastfeeding duration and lower prevalence of anterior open bite. Pacifier use may be involved in this controversy. Thus, the obje...

    Authors: Vanessa Felipe de Deus, Erissandra Gomes, Fernanda Caramez da Silva and Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:396
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  27. The rate of caesarean sections (CS) has increased in the last decades to about 30% of births in high income countries. Many CSs are electively planned without an urgent medical reason for mother or child. An e...

    Authors: Barbara Prediger, Tim Mathes, Stephanie Polus, Angelina Glatt, Stefanie Bühn, Sven Schiermeier, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer and Dawid Pieper
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:395
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  28. Compared with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), Corona Virus Disease 2019(COVID-19) spread more rapidly and widely. The population was generally susceptible....

    Authors: Lu Zhang, Lan Dong, Lei Ming, Min Wei, Jun Li, Ruheng Hu and Jing Yang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:394
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  30. Pre-eclampsia is a common obstetric complication of pregnancy in Nigeria, and oxidative stress has been implicated in its aetiopathogenesis. Despite this fact, there is a paucity of information regarding the s...

    Authors: Joseph Tochukwu Enebe, Cyril Chukwudi Dim, Emmanuel Onyebuchi Ugwu, Nympha Onyinye Enebe, Ijeoma Angela Meka, Kingsley Chukwu Obioha, George Uchenna Eleje and Uchenna Ifeanyi Nwagha
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:392
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  31. The purpose of this study was to compare the reliability and reproducibility of the traditional qualitative method of assessing uterine cervical stiffness with those of a quantitative method using a novel devi...

    Authors: Sabrina Badir, Laura Bernardi, Francisco Feijó Delgado, Katharina Quack Loetscher, Gundula Hebisch and Irene Hoesli
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:391
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  32. The potential effects of pre-pregnancy body mass (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) on pregnancy outcomes remain unclear. Thus, we investigated socio-demographic characteristics that affect pre-pregnancy ...

    Authors: Yin Sun, Zhongzhou Shen, Yongle Zhan, Yawen Wang, Shuai Ma, Suhan Zhang, Juntao Liu, Sansan Wu, Yahui Feng, Yunli Chen, Shuya Cai, Yingjie Shi, Liangkun Ma and Yu Jiang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:390
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  33. There are still some controversies regarding the risks and benefits of fetal reduction from twins to singletons. We aimed to evaluate if fetal reduction from twins to singleton improves pregnancy outcome.

    Authors: Gal Greenberg, Ron Bardin, Shir Danieli-Gruber, Kinneret Tenenbaum-Gavish, Anat Shmueli, Eyal Krispin, Galia Oron, Arnon Wiznitzer and Eran Hadar
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:389
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  34. To assess whether preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy with next generation sequencing (NGS) outweighs single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array in improving clinical outcomes.

    Authors: Wenbin Niu, Linlin Wang, Jiawei Xu, Ying Li, Hao Shi, Gang Li, Haixia Jin, Wenyan Song, Fang Wang and Yingpu Sun
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:388
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  35. The purpose of this research is to summarize the prenatal ultrasound characteristics of congenital duodenal obstruction (CDO), especially in the diagnosis of duodenal diaphragm and annular pancreas. At present...

    Authors: Chan Yin, Lili Tong, Mingxiang Ma, Xiaoqun Tan, Guoliang Luo, Zhihui Fei and Dan Nie
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:387
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  36. While congenital syphilis is a significant public health problem that can cause severe disabilities, little is known about the situation in Uganda. We describe prevalence, associated factors and clinical prese...

    Authors: Sam Oloya, David Lyczkowski, Patrick Orikiriza, Max Irama, Yap Boum, Richard Migisha, Julius P. Kiwanuka and Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:385
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  37. Intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) is a tragic event and, despite efforts to reduce rates, its incidence remains difficult to reduce. The objective of the present study was to examine the etiological factors that...

    Authors: Lorenzo Monasta, Manuela Giangreco, Emanuele Ancona, Fabio Barbone, Elisa Bet, Pierino Boschian-Bailo, Giovanna Cacciaguerra, Angelo Cagnacci, Melania Canton, Maddalena Casarotto, Manola Comar, Simona Contardo, Michela De Agostini, Francesco De Seta, Giovanni Del Ben, Carla Di Loreto…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:384
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  38. Lack of a unified and comparable classification system to unravel the underlying causes of stillbirth hampers the development and implementation of targeted interventions to reduce the unacceptably high stillb...

    Authors: Eseoghene Dase, Oghenebrume Wariri, Egwu Onuwabuchi, Jacob A. K. Alhassan, Iliya Jalo, Nazeem Muhajarine, Uduak Okomo and Aliyu U. ElNafaty
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:383
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  39. As the number of indications for labour induction continue to increase, the focus has shifted to performing these procedures in an outpatient setting. This study aims to systematically review published data fr...

    Authors: Susan Dong, Maria Khan, Farahnosh Hashimi, Caroline Chamy and Rohan D’Souza
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:382
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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:403

  40. Vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) is a safe mode of birth for most women but internationally VBAC rates remain low. In Australia women planning a VBAC may experience different models of care including conti...

    Authors: Hazel Keedle, Lilian Peters, Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns, Warren Keedle and Hannah Grace Dahlen
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:381
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  41. There has been debate about the existence of lymphatic vessels in placenta. Lymphatic endothelial cell (LEC) markers such as LYVE-1 and podoplanin/D2–40 have been found, although PROX1 has not been detected. T...

    Authors: Jürgen Becker, Gilles E. Tchagou Tchangou, Sonja Schmidt, Christina Zelent, Fritz Kahl and Jörg Wilting
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:380
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  42. Malaria and HIV are common infections in Africa and cause substantial morbidity and mortality in pregnant women. We aimed to assess the association of malaria with anemia in pregnant women and to explore the j...

    Authors: Paddy Ssentongo, Djibril M. Ba, Anna E. Ssentongo, Jessica E. Ericson, Ming Wang, Duanping Liao and Vernon M. Chinchilli
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:379
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  43. Uterine artery embolization (UAE) followed by suction and curettage is a common conservative treatment for caesarean scar pregnancy (CSP), but the advantages of suction and curettage alone are underestimated d...

    Authors: Jie Ou, Ping Peng, Chunying Li, Lirong Teng and Xinyan Liu
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:378
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  44. The objective of this study was to describe women’s processes for finding pregnancy-related nutrition information, their experiences seeking this information online and their ideas for improving internet sourc...

    Authors: Alexandra Snyder, Hannah Tait Neufeld and Laura Forbes
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:377
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  45. More than 85% of women sustain different degrees of trauma during vaginal birth. Randomized controlled trials on childbirth pelvic floor trauma have reported a wide range of outcomes and used different outcome...

    Authors: Stergios K. Doumouchtsis, Maria Patricia Rada, Vasilios Pergialiotis, Gabriele Falconi, Jorge Milhem Haddad and Cornelia Betschart
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:376
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  46. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with adverse diabetic complications for both mother and child during pregnancy. The common Gold Standard (GS) for diagnosis of GDM is 75 g oral glucose toleran...

    Authors: Maedeh Amini, Anoshirvan Kazemnejad, Farid Zayeri, Ali Montazeri, Aliakbar Rasekhi, Azam Amirian and Nourossadat Kariman
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:375
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  47. Ending preventable maternal deaths remains a global priority and in the later stages of obstetric transition, identifying the social determinants of maternal health outcomes is essential to address stagnating ...

    Authors: Thilini Chanchala Agampodi, Nuwan Darshana Wickramasinghe, Rampathige Indika Ruwan Prasanna, Malawara Kankanamalage Lasandha Irangani, Jayasundara Mudiyanselage Samarakoon Banda, Pradana Mudiyanselage Bandula Jayathilake, Ayesh Hettiarachchi, Gayani Amarasinghe, Imasha Jayasinghe, Iresha Koralagedara, Sajaan Praveena Gunarathne, Sujanthi Wickramage, Janith Warnasekara, Niroshan Lokunarangoda, Vasana Mendis, Ajith Kumara Dissanayaka…
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:374
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  48. Monochorionic twinning involves numerous maternal and fetal complications, triplets complicated by a monochorionic pair are at further increased risk. Here, we report a case of repeated triplets complicated by...

    Authors: Bing Song, Zhe Wang, Yujie Chen, Chao Wang, Zhaolian Wei, Xiaojin He and Yunxia Cao
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:373
    Content type: Case report Published on:

  49. Little is known about the status of maternal, obstetric, and neonatal complications and the potential predictors of developing heart failure (HF) in mothers with underlying heart disease (HD) in Southwestern C...

    Authors: Wuwan Wang, Lu Wang, Panpan Feng, Xiyao Liu, Rui Xiang, Li Wen and Wei Huang
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:372
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  50. Maternal mortality is attributed to combination of contextual factors that cause delay in seeking care, leading to poor utilization of skilled health services. Community participation is one of the acknowledge...

    Authors: Irene Ifeyinwa Eze, Chinyere Ojiugo Mbachu, Edmund Ndudi Ossai, Celestina Adaeze Nweze and Chigozie Jesse Uneke
    Citation: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2020 20:369
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